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DEFINITION: n. A person who wants to monopolize all of someone's love and tries to prevent them from sharing it with others.v. To monopolize someone's love.
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Jealouse
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: JEH louse
Sentence: Lydia couldn't take it anymore. If she answered her cellphone, Mark would be right there, obviously listening to her side of the conversation. If she didn't take the call, he would "casually" say, "Hmmm... I wonder who was calling?" He would pretend to be doing tasks nearby whenever she was on e-mail, but she knew he was really trying to read over her shoulder. For a while she had thought his possessiveness was sweet, but now she realized he was just a jealouse. It was the same age-old story, except now with technology added.
Etymology: jealous + louse
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COMMENTS:
perfect word! - Nosila, 2009-11-03: 12:10:00
I agree! - splendiction, 2009-11-03: 21:14:00
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Amorder
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: amor-der
Sentence: Alex knew from the start that Linda was a bit controlling. His friends warned him, but he prided himself in making his own decisions about women. It was when Linda started to amorder him around that he exited..."stage left."
Etymology: amor:Spanish for Love order: to demand
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COMMENTS:
Welcome back, lumina...you light up my life...wait that was an old song.... - Nosila, 2009-11-03: 23:43:00
Hail, Luminati! - metrohumanx, 2009-11-04: 04:26:00
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Smotherlove
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Smuth-er-luv
Sentence: Margaret was so paranoid that Jeff would leave her for a younger model, that she would smotherlove him every time a woman was within a 3 metre radius.
Etymology: Smother(to suffocate,eg: to smother with love.) Love(to cherish or adore) = Smotherlove
Ballsermina
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: balls/ur/mee/na
Sentence: Jill kept Stew on a very short leash and told any interested persons that Stew's ballsermina
Etymology: ballerina + balls are mine
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COMMENTS:
I like the fact that at first glance, this word looks dainty, delicate, and dancing; totally contrary to the demon it actually is. Good job! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-17: 18:03:00
Wow - thanks Purpleartichokes - high praise from a verbotomy guru - porsche, 2007-04-18: 09:21:00
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Monogamememe
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: mənägəmēmēmē
Sentence: To say that Sarah is possessive is an understatement. Her boyfriend is not allowed to even look at other females. Hers is a program of monogamememe.
Etymology: monogamy (the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner) + me (to or for myself)
Luvsucker
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: luv/suk/ur
Sentence: Cruella was a luvsucker who insisted Dave spend all of his time playing Monopoly with her
Etymology: bloodsucker + luv (spelt that way because it really isn't love)+ sucker (that would be Dave)
Possexion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pos sect shun
Sentence: Robert's fear of Virginia's possexion over him started when she insisted on tattooing him in private places with the words, "He's Mine", "Death to Trespassers" and "Private Property", naturally written on his privates.
Etymology: Possession (being controlled by passion) & Sex (all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses)
Amoravore
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: am-or-a-vor
Sentence: Rachel gets jealous just when Doug goes through checkout if the checkout person is female. She is a bit of an amoravore
Etymology: "amora" from the Latin for word "amore" (love); "vore" as in eater.
Insecuramorata
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: /in/seh/kyoor/a/mah/rah/ta
Sentence: Gina smiled as she passed by the couple walking towards her which earned the poor guy that grinned back at her a thump on the forehead by his insecuramorata.
Etymology: in·se·cure = subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person+ Inamorata comes from Italian innamorata, feminine of innamorato, from the past participle of innamorare, "to inspire with love," from in- (from Latin) + amore, "love" (from Latin amor, from amare, "to love"). A man with whom one is in love is an inamorato.
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COMMENTS:
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:11:00
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Intimacop
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: intəməkäp
Sentence: Sandy wants it all, every little bit of Clyde*s attention and affection. She keeps him on a very short leash. She is a regular intimacop, watching everything he does and controlling everyone he sees, what he ates, even when he was allowed to go to the bathroom. Life can be very busy with a puppy in the house.
Etymology: intimacy (close familiarity or friendship; closeness) + cop (a police officer)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
See the top 4 words of the day at Why were you looking at that girl? ~ James
- 2008-04-20: 01:04:00
good stuffing
- 2008-04-20: 01:08:00
hairy!
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James
lumina - 2009-11-04: 17:09:00
Thanks for the welcome back Nos. Totally forgot about this fun place. Time to sharpen my verbotomizing skills again. Helloooo methrohumanx!